Tag: CyberKnights

By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER The Southington-Cheshire YMCA held their 89th Annual Celebration and Recognition, with the Star Wars theme, “May the Y be with you,” in a packed Aqua Turf dining room full of supporters, friends and family of…

On Wednesday, Jan. 24, Tyler Bade and Jacob Drechsler, above, were honored in a gathering at the Weichsel Municipal Center as national semifinalists in the FIRST Robotics Competition FIRST dean’s list. The award, sponsored by the Kamen family, selects high…

By SHERIDAN CYR STAFF WRITER A packed municipal center meeting room, which roared with anticipation and suspense, fell completely silent as the live-stream reveal was broadcast across the screen. The old familiar sounds of classic videogames streamed out of the…

By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER They are no longer the new kids on the block. They can no longer surprise anyone in competition. This spring, the CyberKnights had big shoes. So how did they do? The dust has finally settled…

After 10 hard-fought qualification matches, Knightro took on some heavy damage at the FIRST Robotics international championship in St. Louis. The Southington robot swung during a rope climb and suffered a direct hit to its shooting turret. The damage was…

It’s official. Southington High School’s Team 195 took home a first place “three-peat” at the FIRST Robotics New England Regional Championship last week. The competition drew 64 high school robotics teams from across New England, and the CyberKnights swept the…

Southington’s Team 195 CyberKnights participated in the Hartford district event at Hartford Public High School last weekend and brought home another FIRST Robotics blue banner. The CyberKnights are currently ranked second in the world for their power rating score based…

With an endless stream of balls assaulting the goal, the Southington High School CyberKnights stormed the competition last weekend at the FIRST Tech Valley Regional Event held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After the qualification round, the locals had battled their…

By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER The Southington High School CyberKnights Team 195 robotics team competed last weekend at the FIRST Robotics Waterbury District Event. Their new robot named “Knightro” was unveiled for the first time when it hit the field.…

The CyberKnights are getting ready to defend last year’s top four finish, and competition begins this weekend. This year, the game is called Steamworks and will allow human players to be on the playing field for the first time ever.…